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Angel Light Academy’s 19th ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE MARCH 11 &...
Focuses on Important Topics for Valley Youth Including
Suicide, Cyber Bullying, Meanness, College/Career Prep and More
By Michelle McLaughlin
Angel Light Academy’s Annual Youth Leadership Conference has...
The Beach Boys’ BRIAN WILSON Set To Play Fantasy Springs Casino
By Rich Henrich
Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour comes to the desert on Saturday March 18th at The Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort...
A Ragtag group of Artists and Musicians: Michael Sembello, Cameron Chaney,...
By Avery Wood
In an unmarked warehouse right in Cathedral City, a ragtag group of artists strive to contribute to the burgeoning culture here in...
Jason Nutter
By Morgan James
Jason Nutter is a talented musician who not only shares his passion for music with audiences from Coachella Valley to Los Angeles,...
Esjay Jones
By Avery Wood
Esjay Jones, local musician; songwriter; and music producer, has achieved celebrity-like status in our community as well as in Los Angeles. Between...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Rocked the Show at Agua
By Craig Michaels
It was just one month into their 2017 tour when Lynyrd Skynyrd brought their Southern Rock to the Show at the Agua...
UNTAMED: A Rock Opera from Kara Aubrey
7pm on Saturday March 18th @ Palm Desert Civic Center Park
By Morgan James
Although each person in this world walks his own path, we are...
CV Music Showcase Round 4 Winner: 5th Town
By Tracy Dietlin
Congratulations to the band 5th Town who were the winners at the fourth preliminary competition of the CV Music Showcase held last...
Celebrity Jam at Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs: Papparazzi
By Patte Purcell
What a night! Celebrity Jam Latin night at Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs was a great evening of music and dancing to...
RICK SHELLEY “Hope Wrapped In Razor Wire” (1909 Miles West Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Some people are born to make music, even if they never get famous from it, even if they never make a...
CV Open Mic Competition 2017: Week 2
The CV Open Mic Competition 2017 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City week #2 was an incredible display of multi-talented...
Logan: Hugh Jackman’s Swan song
By Thomas Novak
After 17 years of fighting, clawing, and chewing on cheap cigars as Marvel Comics’ Wolverine, Hugh Jackman is retiring from the movie...
Donation Box, Desert X and Artist Gabriel Kuri
By Angela Romeo
Born In Mexico Brussels based artist Gabriel Kuri is known for his repurposed installation work. He melds installation’s environment and impacts it...
Artistic Expressions – The Collaboration of Neighbors
By Angela Romeo
As the Coachella Valley welcomes Desert X and Desert Island for the second year the University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert Center and...
Hazards of Pet Chewing
By Janet McAfee
Charlie, my brother's dog, died on the operating table during surgery after swallowing part of a rubber ball. The object ruptured his...
The Two True California Wines
By Rick Riozza
At haste it seems, we continue to cover the comforting red wines of the season before our desert heats again and we...
La Brasseries Marvelous Manhattan
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
There seems to be a new trend happening in cocktails, or should I say, a resurgence of classic drinks making a monumental...
THE LAST MUTANT RISES
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
LOGAN
Already a massive hit with audiences and critics alike, this final Wolverine outing is the best of all.
Hugh Jackman’s tenth...
The Power of Community
By Heidi Simmons
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A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
Fiction
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Human beings are not designed to be alone. Often, when people lose the one they love, it...
Sax, Wine and Rock n Roll!
In a field dominated by mostly male artists, saxophonist Mindi Abair rocked the stage last Saturday night at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort...
Jobs of the Future
By Haddon Libby
Your future job may not exist yet.
The World Economic Forum reported that automation will eliminate more than 7 million jobs over the...
WHAT DO BNP TENNIS AND RHYTHM WINE AND BREWS HAVE IN...
By Dale Gribow
People flood to the desert to enjoy some of our biggest attractions and besides Coachella and Stagecoach there is not much bigger...
Cockroaches in Your Desert Home
By Bruce Cathcart
Few things can ruin a good night’s sleep faster than the sound of a cockroach skittering up your bed sheets in the...
March Madness Gets Underway
By Flint Wheeler
So here it goes. This is a unique year, because there is no clear-cut favorite to win the national championship. Some years,...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of March 9
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): As soon as you can, sneak away to a private place where...
Okay, What’s The Deal With The Thyroid Gland?
By Dr. Peter Kadile
Common complaints that patients come to see me for are fatigue and weight gain. They want to know if their thyroid...
Friends Are the Spice of Life
By Sunny Simon
The day I met Carol I knew I wanted to be exactly like her. Approximately twenty years later, I’m still aspiring to...
Make A Splash! 35th La Quinta Arts Festival
Thursday to Sunday, March 2 to 5
Named #1 Fine Art Festival in the Nation by Art Fair Sourcebook (2013, 2014, 2015) and #3 in...
Star-Studded Warburton Celebrity Golf Tournament
Bringing 75 Celebrities, One-of-a-Kind Music Events and BMW Race to the Desert March 9-12
7th Annual Fundraising Weekend Raises Funds for St. Jude Children’s Research...
13th Annual Desert Smash – A Charity Celebrity Tennis Event
Jon Hamm Hosts Charity Tennis Event
Featuring Top-Ranked Tennis Pros and Hollywood Celebrities
Benefitting St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
By Brittney Levine
The Desert Smash is known for bringing together...
Desert X – The Journey Begins
By Angela Romeo
Desert X has now become reality. As the inaugural event takes over the Coachella Valley a perfect opportunity to showcase ecotourism is...
NEXT DESERT ROOTS MUSIC HOUSE CONCERT ON MARCH 8 PRESENTS AUSTIN SINGER/SONGWRITER...
Desert Roots’ House Concert Series Features Intimate Poolside Performances
Desert Roots Music will present its next performance by singer Rebecca Loebe on Wednesday, March 8...
Musician Giselle Woo, Letting Local Be Heard Around the World the...
By Rich Henrich
This weekend, the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System will hold the 77th Annual International IBS Conference and Awards in New York City where KCOD,...
Musician Profile: David Macias
By Rich Henrich
The Yucca Valley musician just returned from an urgent mission- to find his dog. “He escaped, I was worried he would be...
COLIN HAY “Fierce Mercy” (Lazy Eye Records/Compass Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
If you look up the term “Raconteur” in the dictionary, you will probably see a photo of Colin Hay. The man...
Academy of Musical Performance: Onward and Upward in 2017
By Noe Gutierrez
The Academy of Musical Performance (AMP) is a non-profit music education organization created for young musicians in the Coachella Valley who are...
CV Open Mic Competition 2017: Week 1
By Morgan James
Week #1 of the CV Open Mic Competition 2017 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City brought on some...
Paparazzi Alfie Pettit DRG Brunch at Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs
By Patte Purcell
Ok, it's not jazz, but it sure is a lot of fun! Alfie Pettit aka Arial Trampway puts on one great party...
DESERT’S GOT TALENT AUDITIONS
Boo2Bullying proudly presents the Desert’s first annual talent showcase “DESERT’S GOT TALENT” featuring the Desert’s breakout stars of tomorrow. DGT is a talent show...
Follies Singers Debut at the Tram
By Craig Michaels
It’s been almost three long years now since the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies closed its doors at the Plaza Theater in downtown...
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE DESERT HOST 1ST ANNUAL DERBY...
By Nyla Patzner
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert will hold their 1st Annual “Derby Downs: A Night at the Races” Fundraiser at...
Mario Pikus – Back to the Future
By Rebecca Pikus
Is it possible for an Artist to be Futuristic -- and Old School -- at the same time? Well painter & sculptor...
Desert Theatreworks presents the Tony award winning musical-comedy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.
Ten performances only, at the Arthur Newman Theatre beginning March 9, 2017.
The Drowsy Chaperone was called "the perfect musical" by New York magazine. It...
FIRST “BEST MOVIE”
By Robin E. Simmons
Like the Super Bowl, the Oscar© are hard to not watch. I guess at least for the past several decades we...
The Not So Simple Life
By Heidi Simmons
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Unsettlers
by Mark Sundeen
Nonfiction
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Part of the American spirit is the desire to be independent and live free. But in today’s world, freedom comes...
Medical Advancements
By Haddon Libby
Our lives have benefitted from advances in medicine driven by technological breakthroughs. This week, let’s take a look at some of the...
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO LA LA…MOONLIGHT?
By Dale Gribow
So what does this week's Oscar mix up have to do with an accident? Well, you do not always get what you...
The Whittier PD Tragedy – Remember SAM
From every tragedy come lessons learned. In public safety, this process is even more necessary; although we must first grieve for those who protect...
XENA, THE WARRIOR PRINCESS
By Janet McAfee
"In a time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a...
Sauntering up to Sauternes
By Rick Riozza
Sauternes, a French term pronounced saw-turn even with the “s” at the end, might be the most expensive dessert you’ll ever order....